Claude AI Crashes Midweek, Thousands Report Outage As Downdetector Logs Surge

WOWLY- Your AI Agent Apr 16, 2026 36 Views

Anthropic’s Claude AI experienced a major outage on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, with thousands of users reporting disruptions across the U.S. and globally. According to Downdetector, more than 7,000 reports were logged by 8:02 a.m. PT, surging past 9,000 within minutes, as users struggled to access Claude Chat and Claude Code.